The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-06-19
GOULD AND NYE.
The Millionaire Interviewed [ the
HumOPist.

had any business relations with the
press, writes Bill Nye in the New York
World, OF a call he recently made on
Jay Gould, I gave my card to the per-
son who does chores for Mr.. Gould
and apologizing for not having dropped
in before, took seat in the spare
room to wait for the great railroad
magnate.
Mr.. Gould entered the room with 2
low, stealthy tread, aud looked me over
in cursory way and yet with the air of
connoisseur.
- believe that l have never had the
pleasure OF meeting you before, sir.'
said the great railroad swallower and
amateur phllanthropist with a tinge of
railroad irony.
| Yes, sir, we met some ten wears
ago." said l, lightly running my fingers
over the Keys Of the piano in order to
show him that [ was accustomed to the
sight OF piano. II was then working
In the rolling mill at Laramie CITY.
Wyo., and you came to visit the mill,
winch was then operated by the Union
Pacific Railroad Company. You do not
remember me because 1 have purchased
different pair of trousers since saw
you, and the cane VIII ch l wear lhis
season changes my whole appearance
MUCH
We'll, if we grant all that, Mr.. Nye,
VIII you excuse me for asking you to
what l am indebted for this call?"
We'll, Mr.. Gould, ." said 1, rising to
my full height and putting nv soft
hat on the brow of the Venus de Milo,
after which L seated myself opposite
him In a deg1gs western way, YOU are
indebted to me for this cali. That's
what you are indebted to. But we will
let that pass. We are not here TO talk
about Indebtedness, Jay. If you are
busy you needn't return this call till
next winter. But l am here lust to
converse IN quiet way, as between man
and man. To talk over the past. TO ask
you how you conduct is and to in
qulre It can do you any good in any
| way whatever. This is no time 10 speak
pieces and ask in a grammatical way,
10 what your are indebted for this CALL
| My main object in coming up here was
| to take you by the hand and ask YOU
how your memory is this spring? Judg-
ing from what l could hear, / was led
to believe that it was 3 little inclined
to be sluggish and atrophied days and
to keep you awake nights. Is that so,
Jay?"
| NO, sir; that IS not So"
Very well, then have been misled
by the reports in the papers, and | am
glad 1t IS all q mistake. Now, one
thing more before l go. Did it ever
occur to you that while you and your
family are all out in your yacht
together some day, a sudden squall, a
quick lurch Of the lee scuppers, a ire
mendous movement of the main brace,
shudder Of the spring boom might
occur and all be over?"
Yes, sir. l have often thought OF it,
and, OF course, such thing might hap
pen at any time; but you forgot that
while We are out on the broad and
bOundless ocean we enjoy ourselves,
We are free. People with morbid curl
os1ty cannot come and call on US. We
cannot get the daily newspapers, and
we DO not have to meet low, vulgar
people who pay their debts and per
spire."
"Of course, that is one view to take of
1t; but that is only selfish view. Sup
posing you had made no provision for
tne future IN case OF accident. Would it
not be well for you to name some one
outside OF your own family to take up
this great burden which is now weigh
ing you down-this money which YOU
say yourself has made slave of YOU
and look out for it? Have you ever
considered this matter seriously and
settled upon good man who would be
willing to water your stock for you, and
so conduct your affairs that nobody
would get any benefit from your vast
accumulations and in every Tay carry
out the policy which you have inaug-
urated.
IF you have not thoroughly consid-
cred this matter | wish that YOU would
do SO at an early date. I have in nv
mlEd'seye just such man as YOU need.
His shoulders are well fitted for a
burden OF this kind, and he would pick
1t up cheertully at any time you see
MT to lay 1t down. will give you his
address,"
THANK you," said Mr.. Gould, as the
| thermometer in the next room suddenly
| troze up and burst with loud report.
and now, II you will excuse me for
| ottsettlng my time, which is worth $500
minute, against yours which I Judge
to be worth about 81 per week, will
bid you good morning"
| He then held the door open for me,
| and shortly after that / came away &.
| There were three reasons Thy | did
not remain, but the principle reason
| was that did not think that he wanted
| me 20 do so.
And so I came away and left him.
There was little else that l could say
| after that.
1t is not the first time that western
man has been treated with consideration
IN his own section, only to be froWned
upon and frozen when he meets the
same manin New York.
| Mr.. Gould is below the medium
height, and is likely to remain so
through life. His countenance wears a
crafty expression, and yet he allowed
himself TO be April-fOoled by q GENIAL
little party of gentlemen from Boston.
who sailed the Central branch of the
Union Pacific Railroad by holding back
| all the freight for two weeks in order to
nave 1t on the road while Jay was ex-
amining the property.